Research in orthokeratology. Part V: Results and observations--recovery aspects.

In this paper, the recovery profiles of changes produced by a defined orthokeratological technique are presented and discussed. The manner and degree in which the eye responds after the removal of contact lenses was shown to be highly individualistic in nature. Even so, certain trends were evident. It was found that the alterations produced by orthokeratology were rarely permanent; however, complete recovery was usually not observed.